An Oregon man was arrested on felony drug charges after accidentally dialing 911 just before a drug deal, allowing police to track down his location using the phone's GPS signal. KGW's Kyle Iboshi reports. (NBC News)
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More than 2,000 packages were seized by the Canadian Border Services Agency, suspected of containing fake or unapproved drugs from 18 countries. CBC's Karen Pauls reports. (NBC News)
New research provides evidence that breast cancer is not just one disease but perhaps four, with many subtypes. Researchers are examining whether other cancer drugs could also target breast cancer. NBC's Robert Bazell reports. (Nightly News)
An accidental drowning fueled by drug use has been ruled the official cause of Whitney Houston's death. Dr. Nancy Snyderman, NBC's chief medical correspondent, talks to NBC's Willie Geist about what role the drugs in Houston's system may have played in her death. (TODAY)
Parents of children with attention deficit disorders are being forced to travel from pharmacy to pharmacy in search of prescription medicines, with no guarantees they will be available. NBC's Dr. Nancy Synderman reports. (Nightly News)
With thousands of tons of narcotics flowing north from Mexico across the Rio Grande river into the U.S., law enforcement use tactical helicopters to track and photograph drug smuggling. To see more of Mark Potter's report watch NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams Tuesday. (Nightly News)
The former KISS guitarist speaks with TODAY's Matt Lauer about his new memoir, "No Regrets," in which he recalls the height of the band's drug and sex-infused rise to fame. (TODAY)
The methamphetamine derivative commonly called "bath Salts" has unusually dangerous and long-lasting effects. NBC's Nancy Snyderman reports, the powerful designer drug is available across the country to anyone, including children. (Nightly News)
Arkansas QB Ryan Mallet is grilled by reporters and avoids the questions at the Scouting Combine about drug rumors. (NBC Sports)
Toxicology results reportedly indicate that the girlfriend of brewing heir August Busch IV had cocaine and oxycodone in her system at the time of her mysterious death in his mansion. NBC's Kevin Tibbles reports. (TODAY show)